Course 2

Course 2

Activity 1

Creative art constructing a tree

Duration: 10-15 minutes

What do you need?

  • Empty toilet roll holder
  • Green paper for leaves
  • Red paint

What to do:

  1. Caregiver cuts out a big circle out of green paper * Prepared beforehand
  2. Instruct your child to finger paint 10 red apples onto the green circle (assist your child by counting out loud as he./she paints the ten apples)
  3. Caregiver then cuts two small slits into toilet paper holder so that leaves (green paper) can slide into it

Activity 2

Mathematics: more or less

What do you need?

  • 2 bowls 
  • 1 container 
  • 20 bottle tops or anything to use as counters

What to do:

  1. Caregiver assists learner with object counting bottle tops: firstly 1-10  (remember to facilitate touch counting)
  2. Now assist your child to place 5 bottle tops in the first bowl and two in the second bowl.
  3. Next, have your child count the first bowl and tell you how many there are. 
  4. Then proceed to count the second bowl. Ask your child which bowl he/she thinks has more and which one has less.
  5. Continue the activity by adding more and taking items out of the bowls. Touch counting each time.
  6. Praise your child’s efforts.

Activity 3

Physical ball activity

Duration 5 – 10 minutes

What do you need?

  • Small plastic balls/rolled up pairs of socks
  • Washing basket

What to do:

  1. Place a washing basket a good distance from your child (at least 1 meter apart)
  2. Instruct your child to aim and throw the ball in to the basket
  3. Be aware not to frustrate your child by setting unrealistic distance challenges
  4. Ensure experiences of success are also achieved
  5. You may group/sort according to colour if you have enough assortment of different coloured balls.
  6. Remember to praise your child